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Iran Threatens US Tech Giants: Apple, Google, Tesla Targeted
1 Apr
Summary
- Iran declared major US tech companies legitimate targets starting Wednesday.
- Apple, Google, and Tesla are among the named companies.
- The US government vows to defend threatened companies against attacks.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps has declared over a dozen US tech companies, including Apple, Google, Intel, and Tesla, as legitimate targets. This declaration, effective from Wednesday, escalates regional tensions. The corps advised employees at these facilities to leave their workplaces and urged residents near these locations globally to evacuate within a kilometer.
Recent events include damage to Amazon's cloud computing operations in Bahrain, following a drone attack on AWS in March. Intel confirmed it is actively monitoring the situation and taking steps to safeguard its Middle East operations and personnel. The United States government has responded by vowing to defend the threatened companies.
